The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-07-07
TO TENNESSEE AFOOT.
A PEDESTRIAN TOUR THROUGH
NORTHWESTERN CAROLINA. Z
Entertaining Description of q Portion
of Our State About Which Little Has
Heretofore Been Written.
For the Seatfs

Entertaining Description of a Portion
of Our State About Which Little Has
Heretofore Been Written.
BY PROF. L. B. wURREsCHKE.
nib o@t PAPER NO. XI -lA
There he was picked up, some
hours later, still unconscious, but
strange to say, after a lengthy all :
ment he recovered and is living no " .
A severe internal injury, from which
he has been suffering ever since, is
said to be lasting consequence of
his terrible experience ON the Stone
Mountain. The lady was less for
tunate. She began to roll on the
bare rock, and those who saw her,
say that she rolled like hoop
Soon, of course, her descent became
very swift, her body being pitched
and bounding in leaps. Fo1 the last
and steepest part she was pitched
down through the very topof a large
black gum tree. Her veil was found
in the topmost branches of the tree,
her body smashed to a mere pulpy
mass below the tree.
The next day we made the ascent
of the Stone Mountain. On the
way we came to several most inter-
esting and beautiful places which
were pointed out to us by Squire
Joynes's son, who kindly went with
us. One remarkable point is the
so-called Rock Spring house, sort
of small cave with narrow entrance
but inside quite roomy, within the
solid granite rock. Cold water comes
trickling down from the roof and
makes clear spring from which we
quenched our thirst.
Much more beautiful than this last
named point, is the large waterfall
not far to the east of the Stone
Mountain. A large branch of
Roaring River comes sliding down
an immensely high and steep granite
slope; it made me quite dizzy to
watch the increasing and increasing
velocity of the stream, as it went
down its hard and smooth slide. Only
from the East the Stone Mountain
can be ascended. On the north side
you see the Blue Ridge opposite, quite
near, it almost looks as if a long
suspension bridge might be stretched
across. We should have had no full
idea of the dangerous nature of tn.
mountain had we not viewed it the
day before from below. [ felt quite
relieved when we had left it behind.
l remember having, years ago,
read in some leading publication a
remark to the effect that the scenery
around Trap Hill is unique and of
unsurpassed grandeur. From my
own inspection / can subscribe such
statement. We now had to travel
three miles to Trap Hill. Those
miles in the mountains, by the way,
are altogether what certain friend
of mine would have called a eau
ton ! They are ceon-miles, as one
would say here-that is, measured
with coon skin, and the tail always
added in. A certain traveller in those
parts used to say, that the miles
were all right, but the little over
which was generally added, that
bothered him. At last we got to
Trap Hill /; large building on a
steep knoll-a former high school,
once fiourishing, now empty, and a
couple of stores, with as many dwell
ling houses, that is all. We now
bid goodbye to our very kind and
friendly guide, the son of Squire
Joynes, who had come with us as far
as Trap Hill, which is his post-office.
We shall certainly remember Squire
Joynes and his son with affection
ani gratitude. e T.s
Another four miles, coon-skin
miles, brought US to a house where
we had stopped already on our up
journey, the house of Squire PhinIy
Gentry at the foot of the Blue Ridge
near Roaring Gap. We this time
entered the house from quite differ
ent direction, coming to it through,
the orchard, from the back. But we
felt quite at home and were received
like old acquaintance. We were
now four days march from home.
On our further march we travelled
not the same road that we had come
up, bat a road nearer to the river
somewhat to the north of Elkin and
further on quite in sight of Rock
ford. We stopped once more at oul
good friends, Major Dick Reeves's
and the next day walked by way Of
Butners store to the house of Joe
Snyder. : - Strange to say, the
only@time on our whole trip that we
seriously missed the road, was on thil
last stage between Bufner's store ant
Joel Snyder's. We had at last, witt
much inquiring, to steer across al
unknown country, until finally W,
struck the track of the new Noun
Airy Railroad, which we foIIowe.
till we were at our destination.
had planned to travel the last day
journey by the stage, if we siaoul'
happen to meet on a stage coac
day. At last I began to feel has,rfi
" tired of the long marching, cspe
cially through the hot plains wlaic
we had travelled for the last thre